Plus: Juice bar has closed; Poke Green opens today with free poke; Il Mattone is branching out to another neighborhood; "Law & Order: SVU." / 13 comments
Plus: Bulletproof Coffee closed after just three months; glimpse of the balconies at the funky new Franklin Street building; street art on Lispenard; lost pet. / 1 comment
Plus: More on Maharishi's Tribeca store; whining about Whole Foods Tribeca; South Ferry subway station opens today; Battery Park City church appears doomed; Korean barbecue in former steakhouse space; an Albee anecdote. / 3 comments
Plus: Another store at the World Trade Center mall has closed; Bar Works has opened; sidewalk cafés are allowed on Chambers; Downtown Wine & Liquors is nearer the end. / 17 comments
Plus: Signage for Terra's forthcoming sister restaurant; when Maserati of Manhattan is likely to move; Spring Street Dermatology looks close to opening; when will 15 Leonard be finished?
Plus: Trinity Boxing Club's new studio is open; Madeline Lanciani's Ring Ding Bar; the Bar Works on Chambers will have a gym; keeping an eye on a likely development in northwest Tribeca. / 3 comments
Plus: Harrison at Whole Foods was delighted by the warm response; 111 Murray is going up very quickly; Wolfgang Puck's Cut unveiled; Front Art Space closed its tiny street-level gallery; author Gayle Forman.
Plus: Shared Streets led to traffic jams elsewhere; Eataly's convoluted layout; new branding for Lotus Salon; intra-city buses dropping off on Varick. / 5 comments
Spring Street Dermatology is opening an office on Chambers Street. The cosmetic services being touted include sweat reduction, chin fat reduction, and "vampire facials," which involve your own blood being injected into your skin.
Plus: Possible spa on Chambers; Barry's Bootcamp closed for renovation; prayer arrangements for taxi drivers; "Final Fantasy" art exhibit. / 7 comments
Plus: New Jersey's superior Jenga building; Mulberry & Vine's second location debuts soon; Brookfield Place suit store opening next month; yet another "Law & Order: SVU" shoot. / 3 comments
No, it's not for your nails. / 2 comments
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